In the more than three months since then, Utica police officers have searched through landfills and wooded areas near the city. They've interviewed suspects and organized volunteer efforts. Working with state police, they helped find the baby's remains in the Mohawk River on Sept. 6.

And they're not done working the case. On Sunday, the Utica Police Department sent out a message to the family of the dead child: The investigation is not over.

"We offer our sincere condolences to the family members of baby Levon Wameling," said the statement, attributed to Utica Police Chief Mark Williams and the whole police department. "Our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy and sorrow."

"We are working diligently to bring you justice."

They also posted a poem titled "An Angel in Disguise" next to a photo of the baby.

Levon Wameling was reported missing by his father on June 11, about two weeks after the baby allegedly vanished after being left briefly unattended on the front porch.

The father, Jevon Wameling, has not been charged but was identified as a person of interest in the case.